The Tabby Awards, the only global competition for the best tablet apps and games, unveils the 2015 list of Tabby Awards Winners and Users Choice.

In a first judging round, an international panel of app experts, chaired by Otto Toth, Chief Technology Officer of The Huffington Post, short-listed nominees among over 200 tablet-optimized apps from 16 countries. Then the independent panel selected Tabby Awards winners in a final judging round.

“The competition for this year’s Tabby Awards was fierce,” said Otto Toth. “The best entries were high quality creative apps that utilized the capabilities and advantages of the tablet size, and those which created an entertaining and engaging user experience for all demographics.”

In parallel, worldwide app users were invited to vote at TabbyAwards.com for their preferred apps among nominees. Over 100,000 votes have been registered for the Tabby Awards Users Choice.

This double selection process, from both mobile professionals and app users, provides a comprehensive view of the best tablet-optimized apps.

Here are the best 2015 tablet apps and games:

*** Android apps and games ***

Android – Education & Reference

Winner: Learn Languages: Rosetta Stone, by Rosetta Stone (USA)

Users Choice: IXL Math Practice, by IXL Learning (USA)

Android – Kids, Family & Entertainment

Winner and Users Choice: ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy, by Age of Learning (USA)

Android – Lifestyle

Winner and Users Choice: Food Network In the Kitchen, by Food Network (USA)

The full list of Winners, Users Choice and Nominees, with links to download them, is available now at TabbyAwards.com.

The Tabby Awards holds a separate annual competition for business and professional apps, called the Tabby Awards /Business. This competition currently welcomes submissions from app developers and publishers until Friday, July 10 at TabbyAwards.com/business. For the first time in this competition, the Tabby Awards is accepting submissions for smartphone-optimized apps as well as for tablet-optimized apps.

About the Tabby Awards

The Tabby Awards is the most comprehensive awards program honoring the best mobile apps worldwide. Every year since 2012, it has been holding two separate competitions: one for consumer apps and games, another one for business and professional ap